Growth Metrics

Korn Ferry (KFY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Korn Ferry's quarterly FCF Margin came in at 29.2% in Q1 2026, up 18.0% year-on-year from 24.75% in Q1 2025, and up 111.72% quarter-over-quarter from 13.79% in Q4 2025.

Korn Ferry has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.2% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 29.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 9.96% (down 158.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.93%, up 275.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 29.2%, up from 13.79% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 36.55% in Q1 2022, with the low at 41.08% in Q3 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 11.35%, with a median of 22.49% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin jumped 749 bps in 2022 and plunged 1117 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing KFY's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 15.35% in 2022, then advanced by 7 bps to 16.38% in 2023, then fell by 4 bps to 15.79% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 13.79% in 2025, then soared by 112 bps to 29.2% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 29.2% (Q1 2026), 13.79% (Q4 2025), and 36.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 29.20%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -9.29%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 10.03%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -3.00%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -3.85%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -9.06%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -2.24%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -2.55%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -3.16%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 3.97%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 29.20%
Oct 31, 2025 13.79%
Jul 31, 2025 -36.33%
Apr 30, 2025 32.72%
Jan 31, 2025 29.02%
Oct 31, 2024 15.79%
Jul 31, 2024 -34.81%
Apr 30, 2024 35.72%
Jan 31, 2024 22.49%
Oct 31, 2023 16.38%
Jul 31, 2023 -41.08%
Apr 30, 2023 31.81%
Jan 31, 2023 25.38%
Oct 31, 2022 15.35%
Jul 31, 2022 -35.35%
Apr 30, 2022 36.24%
Jan 31, 2022 36.55%
Oct 31, 2021 16.79%
Jul 31, 2021 -28.83%
Apr 30, 2021 34.02%
Jan 31, 2021 29.05%
Oct 31, 2020 10.43%
Jul 31, 2020 -44.12%
Apr 30, 2020 38.94%
Jan 31, 2020 29.36%
Oct 31, 2019 9.08%
Jul 31, 2019 -35.63%
Apr 30, 2019 30.17%
Jan 31, 2019 25.46%
Oct 31, 2018 14.92%
Jul 31, 2018 -28.06%
Apr 30, 2018 31.27%
Jan 31, 2018 23.56%
Oct 31, 2017 9.51%
Jul 31, 2017 -29.68%
Apr 30, 2017 20.67%
Jan 31, 2017 24.36%
Oct 31, 2016 7.43%
Jul 31, 2016 -40.14%
Apr 30, 2016 19.47%
Jan 31, 2016 14.25%
Oct 31, 2015 4.13%
Jul 31, 2015 -35.78%
Apr 30, 2015 30.52%
Jan 31, 2015 26.37%
Oct 31, 2014 13.03%
Jul 31, 2014 -38.47%
Apr 30, 2014 33.83%
Jan 31, 2014 25.95%
Oct 31, 2013 10.69%
Jul 31, 2013 -31.74%
Apr 30, 2013 26.41%
Jan 31, 2013 18.99%
Oct 31, 2012 14.07%
Jul 31, 2012 -41.53%
Apr 30, 2012 31.25%
Jan 31, 2012 18.44%
Oct 31, 2011 22.15%
Jul 31, 2011 -42.74%
Apr 30, 2011 32.18%
Jan 31, 2011 15.66%
Oct 31, 2010 14.85%
Jul 31, 2010 -29.97%
Apr 30, 2010 21.94%
Jan 31, 2010 -2.47%
Oct 31, 2009 -2.70%
Jul 31, 2009 -57.84%